WADLEY–The Wadley Town Council discussed how to get grants and other funds to renovate the historic railroad depot.Marty Schwartz stressed that any applications will have to be done by the town, not by Envision Wadley, an organization that has had the project in its sights for some time.The Randolph County Economic Development Authority had pledged…
Three stops for traffic violations in Roanoke this week resulted in drug-related arrests for someone inside the vehicle. The first of these was in the early morning hours of Saturday when driver James Robert Hulsey, 29, of 528 Morgan St., Roanoke, was stopped for a traffic citation on West Point Street. Hulsey was charged with…
Some people were overheard talking at the checkout in Piggly Wiggly Sunday about how angry they got when cars did not pull over to the side and allow emergency vehicles through. Specifically, they were discussing what they had witnessed Saturday morning when an ambulance was trying to get to the scene of the three-vehicle crash…
“Smoke, smoke, smoke that cigarette Puff, puff, puff and if you smoke yourself to death Tell St. Peter at the Golden Gate That you hate to make him wait But you just gotta have another cigarette. “Smoke, Smoke, Smoke that Cigarette” (Tex Williams) The headline really caught my eye. “Experts increasingly mull end of…
For the sixth consecutive year, global well-being improvement leader Healthways and management consulting firm Gallup have released their analysis of the state of well being across the United States. The analysis is based on data from the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, a definitive measure and empiric database of real-time changes in well-being throughout the world. …
For the past decade or so Larry Strain has always, in some form, been a father and a coach simultaneously, the lines between family and profession sometimes completely invisible. Now the man who has drawn up thousands of plays on chalkboards and whiteboards over the course of his career has the chance to draw some…
If I was the parent of a rising freshman girls basketball player at Woodland I guess I would be a little upset. Here I would be, watching my daughter’s future team bask in the glory of the brightest lights that high school basketball has to offer, dreaming of the days that she too would play…
The Handley Lady Tigers track team traveled to Winfield High School on Saturday, Mar. 1, to compete in the 9th annual Winfield Ice Breaker Track & Field Invitational. The Lady Tigers had a successful day, placing fifth overall with 65 points and with multiple players placing in the top five in their events. The girls…
The Handley Tigers baseball team had a rough go of it in their own Handley Invitational baseball tournament on Friday and Saturday. After opening play with a tough 3-4 loss to Ranburne, the Tigers took on Randolph County. Randolph County pulled away from a 1-1 tie in the first inning to score five unanswered runs…
(ROANOKE) Funeral services for Virgie Faye Moncus Harry, 94, of Roanoke will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 6, 2014, at Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with the Revs. Paul Messer and Ralph Barrow officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. Mrs. Harry died Tuesday, March 4, at Traylor Nursing Center in Roanoke. A Randolph…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for J.W. Whaley, 80, of Woodland will be Friday, March 7, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Midway United Methodist Church, Wedowee, with the Rev. Tim Whaley and Bro. Rayford Edmondson officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Whaley died Monday, March 3, at Wedowee Hospital. A Randolph…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Mildred Marie Messer McManus, 94, of Woodland will be Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Bear Creek Methodist Church with the Revs. Gary Henderson and Jacob Wilkerson officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. McManus died Sunday, March 2, at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Ga. A…
(WEDOWEE) Jiles Oliver “J.O.” Rollins, 77, of Wedowee died Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Wedowee Hospital. There will be a private family memorial service at a later date. An Elmore County native, Mr. Rollins was born March 7, 1936, the son of Henry Simmie and Dixie Thrash Rollins. He was retired from Kroger Grocery Inc.…
(WOODLAND) Funeral services for Cermilla C. Richardson, 100, of Woodland will be Monday, March 3, 2014, at 2 p.m. at Highway Congregational Methodist Church with the Revs. Jason Owens, Vernon Willis and Donald Spradlin officiating. The body will lie in state one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will follow in Highway Memorial…
(BOWDON, Ga.) Bobbie Hugh Stephens of Bowdon, Ga., died Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. He was 83. Funeral services for Mr. Stephens were Sunday, March 2, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Rainwater Funeral Home with Bro. Keith Ramage and Bro. Andrew Fennell officiating. Interment followed at Cleburne Memory Gardens. Mr. Stephens was born in…
The Woodland Lady Bobcats are state champions again. Woodland successfully defended its state title by defeating Red Bay 65-52 in the state title game in Birmingham Friday. A strong first half was enough to carry the Lady ‘Cats to victory as they pushed to a 35-17 lead at the break. Woodland built its lead as…
(WELCH) Funeral arrangements are pending for Charles Hines, 90, of the Welch community, who died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Golden Living Center in Lanett. Silmon-Seroyer Funeral Home, LaFayette.
(ALEXANDER CITY) Graveside service for the Rev. Robert Maynard Mooney, 92, of Alexander City will be Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at 3 p.m. at Hillview Memorial Park. Bro. Randy Anderson will officiate. Rev. Mooney died Wednesday, Feb. 26, at Bill Nichols State Veterans Home. He was born Aug. 24, 1921, in Wadley to Albert Farrow…
(FIVE POINTS) Gary L. Walton, 53, of Five Points died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, at West Georgia Medical Center. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 28, at City Light Church in LaGrange, Ga., with pastor Mark Davenport and pastor Michelle Davenport officiating. Gary was born Jan. 9, 1961, in…
(ROANOKE) Christine Williams Trammell, 73, of Roanoke died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, at her residence. The funeral was Tuesday, March 4, at 1 p.m. at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Roanoke, with the Revs. Myris Bell and Dr. Melvin Owens officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. A native of Chambers County, Mrs. Trammell was born…